The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-29
PERSONAL.

ROBERT GARRETT will soon reach San Fran
cisco, and from there he will go either to Mexico
or japan.
WILLIAM GLADSTONE, who recently died at
Lawrence, was a second cousin of the English
statesman of that name.
PRINCE OSCAR, the second son of the King of
Sweden is studying painting at the Paris Acade.
mic under the name of Oscarson.
YING LEE, a Chinese laundryman of Hart
ford, Conn. has decided, at Evangelist Moody's
urgent invitation, to enter the Mount Hermon
school and prepare for the ministry.
THE Earl of Craven has set fashion in Phila-
delphia. He has been smoking a brierwood
pipe in that impresSionable city, and the
Philadelphia AnglomaniacS have adopted the
habit.
AMBROSE THOMAS has nearly completed piece
for the stage of novel character called THE
Tempest" pantomimic ballet, which, however
will be accompanied by chorus as well as
orchestra.
SENATOR EDMUNDs and his daughter ride horse
back every afternoon through the country lanes
about Washington. The Senator is not only a
good rider, but he is good judge of horsefesh
as well.
QUEEN VICTORIA keeps always in her private
apartment statuette of the lamented John
Brown, which goes wherever the Queen herself
travels Its usual place is on her private writ
ing desk.
Ike HALL, who commanded the famous Texas
hangers organized bue Governor or the Lone
Star State to put down lawlessness is a tall
man, with auburn hair, tawny moustache and
steel-blue eyes.
ELLEN TERRY has great many friends among
her own sex, but she makes no secret of the
fact that she prefers the society of men to that
of women. She considers men better converse
tionalists than women.
CARDISAL PEILEGRINI, who died in Paris re-
Gently in his 10Th year. stood fifth in the list of
Cardinal Deacons and was the last Cardinal
created by Plus TX, in 1877. He was a leading
member of many ecclesiastical congregations
and Protector of the Brotherhood of Jesus at
st. Elena.
HARRY OELRIcHs, the millionaire cowboy. who
has been leading wild life on his cattle ranch
in Dakota, is now in New York, under the care
of his physician Mr.. Oelrichs's athletic train
ing and remarkable physique have led him to
believe that his constitution could stand more
than that of most men, but he put it to too Sc
we're test.
MRs. JAMES BROWN PoTTER's favorite flowers
are vioets and she would rather wear black
than any color as to the matter of gowns Mrs
Potter is studying .Evadne, which will be pro.
duced during herFour. She should make an
ideal Evadne, and it is hard to imagine any.
thing more lovely than she would be in Evadne's
classic drapery.
MISS ADELE GRANT is thus described by one
who has seen her taking constitutional on Con
necticut avenue, Washington: "She is tall,
straight, stylish girl, perfectly dressed with
small, well-cut features and a cream white COM
plexion. Her. expression is composed and her
carriage naughty She knows all her strong
points, appreciates her beauty, money and social
prestige at home and abroad, and proposes to
make the most of them"
Hon. MATT w. RANSOM, Senator from North
Carolina, has been In mis- present official place
since 1872. He is one of the shrewdest old pol
iticians of that body. and pays more attention
to the cultivation of mis- acquaintance among the
farmers and grangers of his State than he does
TO making long speeches in Washington. In
fact he never does make a speech, but if there
is place vacant in any of the departments. the
way old Matt hurries around TO gather it i'm for
one ofhis constituents has won for him the title
of the champion otficegrabber. He is on his
way back TO the national capital and has
stopped in New York TO change his clothes He
has 10 do this because when in Washington the
Senator is one of the best dressed and charm
ingly veteran fiirts on the floor of the chamber
but when he goes back to North Carolina he
returns by way of New York, ga hers up the old
bntternut suit he leaves on deposit there and
giving q careless farmer twist to mis- unoollared
flannel shirt returns to the bosom Of his ordinary
constituents.